All of that is in line with the true story. The worst they can do is come to my house and put a bullet in my head. The story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots is depicted in the 2017 film Only the Brave, starring Josh Brolin as Eric Marsh, Miles Teller as Brendan McDonough, Jennifer Connelly as Amanda Marsh and Jeff Bridges as Duane Steinbrink. Ive never done that. A trail follows the last steps of the hotshots down to the fatality site where they made their last stand. Speculation abounds that McDonoughknows more than he has disclosed aboutevents that day. A circular trail provides access around the baskets and the four memorial benches. Or continue your hike down the Memorial Trail, where you can pay your respects at the site where the Hotshots were recovered. [17] Initial reports indicated that one of the firefighters was not a member of the hotshot crew (IHC), but Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo later confirmed that all 19 were in league with the Granite Mountain Hotshots. They were found charred and only fragments remained. Brendan McDonough, who had separated from the crew earlier in the day, survived the incident. These are the people who were supposed to take care of us. Photos of the 19 fallen Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters and Brendan McDonough, the lone survivor, in Prescott, Ariz., in 2013. Would she grow up toview her dad as a coward? The day he showed up at the station, they happened to have an opening. [6] On June30, winds blowing at over 22mph (35km/h) pushed the fire from 300 acres (120ha) to over 2,000 acres (810ha). Everyone is happy you made it out, but still, youre a reminder that no one else did, he writes. Do Not Sell My Personal Information, If you need further help setting your homepage, check your browsers Help menu, LODD: Buffalo firefighter dies after being trapped in blaze, N.Y. authorities release name of Buffalo firefighter killed in downtown fire, Ala. FD lieutenant fights to keep rank after scheduling incident, Mo. Watch the Yarnell Hill Fire Serious Accident Investigation Briefing: Download the Yarnell Hill Serious Accident Investigation Report here. Fire resources shifted to resident evacuation and structure protection in town. [5], At around 5:36p.m. MST (23:36 UTC) on June 28, 2013, a spell of dry lightning ignited a wildfire on Bureau of Land Management lands near Yarnell, Arizona, a town of approximately 700residents located about 80 miles (130km) northwest of Phoenix.